Incentive-driven commissioning for improved oral health in primary dental care

"This is the first UK study to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a blended contract in primary care dentistry."

Shaping dental contract reform: a clinical and cost-effective analysis of incentive-driven commissioning for improved oral health in primary dental care
C Hulme, PG Robinson, EC Saloniki, K Vinall-Collier, PD Baxter, G Douglas, B Gibson, JH Godson, D Meads, SH Pavitt
BMJ Open, 2016,6:e013549

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Managing resources in NHS dentistry

"The aim of this study is to develop, apply and evaluate an economics based framework to assist commissioners in their management of finite resources for local dental services."

Managing resources in NHS dentistry: using health economics to inform commissioning decisions
RD Holmes, J Steele, CE Exley, C Donaldson
BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:138

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